NWS - Updated Coastal Flood Advisory for tonight's 10 pm High Tide

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1204 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2017

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TONIGHT...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES...

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SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
1204 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2017

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 AM EDT SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE BAYS OF WESTERN LONG ISLAND
  AND QUEENS...AND ALONG THE ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...1/2 TO 1 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES.

* TIMING...AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT.

* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS....MINOR FLOODING OF THE MOST VULNERABLE
  WATERFRONT AND SHORELINE ROADS...AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES.
  INUNDATION OF 1 TO 1 1/2 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN THE LOWEST
  LYING SPOTS. A FEW ROAD CLOSURES LIKELY WITH A LOW THREAT OF
  PROPERTY DAMAGE.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 7 FT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO
LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION
TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS.

SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...RELAX AND
FLOAT...AND DO NOT SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT.  IF ABLE...SWIM IN A
DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE...FACE THE
SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP.

...SOUTH SHORE BAYS WATER LEVELS FOR TONIGHT...

COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.......FLOOD.....
LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.........CATEGORY..
.................................(MLLW/MHHW)...................

FREEPORT GAUGE NY.....949 PM...5.1-5.5/0.6-1.0.......MINOR.....
POINT LOOKOUT NY......851 PM...5.6-6.0/1.0-1.4.......MINOR.....
E ROCKAWAY NY.........904 PM...6.1-6.5/1.1-1.5.......MINOR.....
JAMAICA BAY NY........950 PM...7.8-8.2/1.9-2.3.......MINOR.....